Investments
Singapore’s ShopBack extends oversubscribed Series F with $80M from 65 Equity Partners
Singapore-based shopping and rewards platform ShopBack announced Monday that it has entered into a subscription agreement with 65 Equity Partners for $80 million of equity capital in an extended Series F funding round.
Indonesia’s Cosmart raises $5M Seed funding from Lightspeed, East Ventures, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
Cosmart, an Indonesian membership-driven ecommerce platform for essential goods, announced Monday that it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding from Lightspeed, East Ventures, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.
India’s Lissun raises $1M Pre-Seed round from IvyCap Ventures and others
Lissun, an India-based full-stack solution for mental and emotional healthcare, has announced close of its $1 million Pre-Seed fundraise round. The round led by IvyCap Ventures witnessed participation from syndicates like We Founder Circle and Supermorpheous.
YAS MicroInsurance completes $4.5M Pre-Series A round led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC & JKL Capital
YAS MicroInsurance (YAS), an insurance on-blockchain pioneer in Hong Kong, has announced the completion of their Pre-Series A fundinground, raising $4.5 million. The round was led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC and JKL Capital.
Indonesia’s Traveloka gets $300M investment from BlackRock, Allianz, Orion Capital Asia and others
Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), BlackRock, Allianz Global Investors, Orion Capital Asia, and other leading global financial institutions have signed an agreement to provide a financing facility of $300 million to Traveloka, an Indonesia-based travel and lifestyle platform.
Singapore’s Una Brands raises $30M Series B funding for category and regional expansion
Singapore-based E-commerce aggregator startup Una Brands announced Thursday it has closed a capital raise of $30 million in the first close of a Series B funding round led by White Star Capital and Alpha JWC Ventures.
Singapore’s HeadsUp secures $8.5M seed fund led by 645 Ventures
HeadsUp, the Singapore-based conversion engine for product led sales, announced Wednesday that it has closed $8.5 million in seed funding from top software as a service (SaaS) venture capitals, as well as operators at fast-growing SaaS companies.
US’s Wasabi Technologies closes $250M new funding
Wasabi Technologies, a Japan-based hot cloud storage company, announced Wednesday it has achieved unicorn status following $250 million in new funding. The firm has raised $125 million in Series D equity led by L2 Point Management with participation from Cedar Pine; an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management; and returning investors including Fidelity…
Taiwan’s Aiello raises $5.8M to expand its voice AI solutions internationally
Aiello Inc., a Taiwan-based natural language processing and voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup, announced Monday it has raised $5.8 million in a Series Pre-A+ funding round. The round was led by two major institutional investors, JAFCO Asia and Wistron Corporation.
Malaysia’s Aerodyne secures $30M strategic investment bridging round led by Petronas
Malaysia-based drone service provider Aerodyne Group announced Monday that it had raised $30 million as part of its latest bridging round. Iits long-time client Petronas, via its corporate venture capital arm Petronas Ventures, has led the funding round.
